Medically Important Parasites

• Give the proper order of the Linnaean Hierarchical Scheme?

  Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• The Linnaean Hierarchical Scheme is based on what?

  morphology
• The nomenclature for parasites are handled by what?

  International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
• What are the 2 classifications?

  Metazoans and Protozoans
• Metazoan is under what kingdom?

  Animalia
• Metazoans: multicellular and macroscopic
• Metazoan: mainly undergo sexual reproduction
• Metazoan can either be what?

  helminths or arthropods
• Protozoans are under what kingdom?

  Protista
• Protozoan: unicellular and microscopic
• Protozoans: mainly undergo BOTH sexual and asexual reproduction
• Protozoan: provided with a nucleus, cytoplasm, an outer limiting membrane, and organelles